Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said Monday he is waiting for a second opinion to determine how long junior cornerback Tee Shepard will be sidelined.

Shepard, a highly touted transfer from Holmes Community College, has missed the last two days of practice with a torn tendon on his big toe and underwent an MRI on Saturday. At issue is whether or not the injury will require surgery, Freeze said.

"He's still out and I don't know much more," Freeze said. "They told me this morning that we have to FedEx everything to Birmingham and it will probably be tomorrow before they get a chance to read it. I'm always optimistic but this is something that I'm not real familiar with. It's a tendon on the bottom of his big toe that if it's completely torn it needs surgery, but if not there have been some that have played and gotten it fixed in the offseason. We'll just have to wait and see what they tell us."

Freeze also made note of several position shifts on the offensive line, with Rod Taylor and Sean Rawlings spending time at tackle and converted defensive lineman Carlton Martin moving in to guard. Rebels coaches will "watch the tape and see how they did" before deciding if the moves will be long-term.